How To Install python-couchdb on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-couchdb on Debian 9. python-couchdb is library for working with Apache CouchDB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-couchdb on Debian 9.

What is python-couchdb

python-couchdb is:

Provides a high-level client library for Apache CouchDB, a view server and dump and load utilities that can be used as migration tools when upgrading or moving between databases.

Apache CouchDB is a distributed document database system with bi-directional replication. It makes it simple to build collaborative applications that can be replicated offline by users, with full interactivity (query, add, update, delete), and later “synced up” with everyone else’s changes when back online.

There are three methods to install python-couchdb on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-couchdb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-couchdb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-couchdb

Install python-couchdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-couchdb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-couchdb

Install python-couchdb Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-couchdb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-couchdb

How To Uninstall python-couchdb on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-couchdb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-couchdb

Uninstall python-couchdb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-couchdb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-couchdb

Remove python-couchdb Configurations and Data

To remove python-couchdb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-couchdb

Remove python-couchdb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-couchdb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-couchdb

Dependencies

python-couchdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-couchdb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.